Java Layout Managers

This layout is more flexible than the grid layout. This layout allows the components span over multiple rows and columns. This layout also enables us to resize the components by assigning appropriate weights to them. The following snippet assigns the gridbag layout : gridbagLayout lay = new GridLayout (); setLayout (lay ); The data members … Read more…

The gridwidth variable lets you specify the number of columns in the display area of the component. The default value is 1 Pixel. To specify that a component use the remaining space in a row, use GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER. To specify that a component use the next-to-last cell in a row, use GridBagConstraints.RELATIVE. The gridheight constraint works … Read more…

weightx : To specify the horizontal stretch of the component to fill the display area of the container. The default value is 0. weighty : To specify the vertical stretch of the component to fill the display area of the container. The default value is 0. Program   Program Source import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JButton; import … Read more…

anchor : To specify the position of acomponet in a display area, when the component is smaller than the display area. The valid values of the data member anchor are provided in below: GridBagConstraints.CENTER                      To place the component at the centre of the container. GridBagConstraints.NORTH … Read more…